By Mark Vester
Former welterweight champ Luis Collazo is regarded as a very live dog when he challenges Andre Berto for the WBC welterweight title on January 17. A step up in class for Berto. The fight wll be televised by HBO.
Berto's promoter, Lou DiBella, thinks the fight has the ingredients to become the first great match of 2009. He views Collazo as a very dangerous opponent and says Berto can't afford to bring anything less than his A-game.
"When you have a boxer who produces a high volume of punches like Berto and imposes constant pressure against an opponent with the quality and reputation of a Collazo, all of the elements are present for the first great fight of 2009," DiBella told Primera Hora. "We can't forget that Collazo had 24 very competitive rounds with Ricky Hatton and Shane Mosley, so Berto will have to be at his best if he wants to keep the title."
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